William Hull

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William Hull was an American soldier and politician best known as the first governor of the Michigan Territory and for his controversial surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812.

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instanceOf American politician
American soldier
human
appointedBy Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
burialPlace Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
child Abraham Fuller Hull NERFINISHED
Maria Hull NERFINISHED
commutedBy James Madison NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
War of 1812
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1753-06-24
dateOfDeath 1825-11-29
describedBySource biographical dictionaries of the War of 1812
educatedAt Yale College NERFINISHED
endTime 1813-04-09
familyName Hull NERFINISHED
givenName William
graduationYear 1772
militaryBranch Continental Army
United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
captain
colonel
major
notableEvent court-martial following the surrender of Detroit
notableWork surrender of Detroit in 1812
occupation lawyer
politician
soldier
officeContested governorship of Michigan Territory
participatedIn Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED
Battle of Saratoga NERFINISHED
Battle of Trenton NERFINISHED
Northwest campaign of 1812 NERFINISHED
Siege of Boston NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Derby, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld Brigadier general in the United States Army
Governor of Michigan Territory
Sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
member of the Massachusetts legislature
punishment sentenced to death by court-martial
residence Detroit, Michigan Territory NERFINISHED
Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Sarah Fuller NERFINISHED
startTime 1805-07-01

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